Comments on: What is Twitter, and why use it? http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/ Social media and web design agency operating in London and Brighton Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matthew Hill http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Matthew Hill Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:58:39 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-505 Even I, the apparent "Head of anti-technology and anti-progress division", might try it out after seeing the animation and reading about it's useful networking. Thanks Tom for the post. Even I, the apparent “Head of anti-technology and anti-progress division”, might try it out after seeing the animation and reading about it’s useful networking. Thanks Tom for the post.

]]> By: Clive http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Clive Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:46:23 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-503 Speaking as a 'normal' person: Agreed. This could be just the thing to persuade friends to join in. If the whole world has managed to become so quickly addicted to Facebook, surely it can't be so hard to get them onto Twitter - something simpler, easier, more accessible and less irritating. I've had fun with Twitter since I bumped into it through you lot - and I scribbled something yesterday to try and explain to by friends why they should give it a go. http://1000thoughtsorless.blogspot.com/2008/03/blame-it-on-twitter.html But this animation is loads better! Speaking as a ‘normal’ person:

Agreed. This could be just the thing to persuade friends to join in.

If the whole world has managed to become so quickly addicted to Facebook, surely it can’t be so hard to get them onto Twitter – something simpler, easier, more accessible and less irritating.

I’ve had fun with Twitter since I bumped into it through you lot – and I scribbled something yesterday to try and explain to by friends why they should give it a go.

http://1000thoughtsorless.blogspot.com/2008/03/blame-it-on-twitter.html

But this animation is loads better!

]]> By: Drew B http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Drew B Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:30:43 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-501 Twitter is also a great forum for research, if you have the right kind of friends on there. More and more people are using it for quick polls, and I use it to recruit, source topics for stories, and hunt for PR stories. I wonder if they thought it would evolve past the "what are you doing" prompt when they launched it? Twitter is also a great forum for research, if you have the right kind of friends on there. More and more people are using it for quick polls, and I use it to recruit, source topics for stories, and hunt for PR stories. I wonder if they thought it would evolve past the “what are you doing” prompt when they launched it?

]]> By: Jenni http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Jenni Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:48:44 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-497 the thing is that although Twitter is very hard to describe or justify, once you start using it becomes indispensable... as this couple has demonstrated... http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/true-story-of-a.html the thing is that although Twitter is very hard to describe or justify, once you start using it becomes indispensable… as this couple has demonstrated…
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/true-story-of-a.html

]]> By: Louise http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Louise Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:44:47 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-496 Telmo - Just understood what you meant by septic! assumed it may be a portugese word... :) I'll pass this on too - my non-web friends have been very slow on the uptake. However, one of the biggest benefits for me has been the cool web related links and heads up that other twitterers in the webby sphere have mentioned. When I explain it to friends the first response i nearly always get for some reason is 'I don't want to know what sandwich you had for lunch!' Also, love the animation - possible way to communicate interaction design to client teams..? Telmo – Just understood what you meant by septic! assumed it may be a portugese word… :)

I’ll pass this on too – my non-web friends have been very slow on the uptake. However, one of the biggest benefits for me has been the cool web related links and heads up that other twitterers in the webby sphere have mentioned. When I explain it to friends the first response i nearly always get for some reason is ‘I don’t want to know what sandwich you had for lunch!’

Also, love the animation – possible way to communicate interaction design to client teams..?

]]> By: Drew B http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Drew B Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:06:33 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-493 Cheers Tom. I feel famous! Cheers Tom. I feel famous!

]]> By: Telmo Carlos http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Telmo Carlos Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:37:12 +0000 http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2008/03/24/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-495 Great presentation! I'll show this to my sceptic friends. I’m sure it will help. Great presentation! I’ll show this to my sceptic friends. I’m sure it will help.

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